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[QUOTE="Coach Orange, post: 1315705, member: 2260"]
Just a few tidbits to throw into the discussion:
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[*]Jeff Van Gundy says on his Pick and Roll DVD that long two-pointers are the worst shot any player can take. The percentage of makes isn't much better, if at all, than taking a three-pointer, and there is far less chance of drawing a foul than shots within five feet. He likes pick-and-roll offense better than any style of passing-based motion offense, in part, because it helps eliminate these shots.
[*]One of the most popular offenses of the last decade--the Dribble Drive Motion--was created by Vance Walberg specifically because he felt that modern players were more comfortable with three-pointers and drives to the hoop than they were with screening/cutting and with midrange shots. He felt that the design of his offense allowed players to do what they naturally do. He also emphasized that midrange shots should be a last resort, not a shot that players actively seek.
[*]Gary Williams's version of the Flex Offense did not include the traditional down screen for the flex screener. Instead, the screener "crabbed" back into the paint looking to receive a bounce pass as he posted up (Lonny Baxter was excellent at this move). Williams said that the reason he made this adjustment to the offense was that he grew sick of seeing players become bad midrange jump shooters after receiving the down screen. 
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By no means are these three coaches the end-all/be-all of this discussion. It is important, though, to note that some well-respected coaches in the game have purposefully designed offenses to remove or reduce midrange jumpers.
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